The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The commercial public are now regarding the general condition of affairs with less apprehension than formerly, and everything seems to be tending in a satisfactory direction. In the discount market the quotations have not undergone any alteration, although the enquiry for accommodation is less active than it was a few days ago. The rate for the best hills of three months date is still 9 per cent. The following communication was posted in the Stock E:rehange yesterday :—Mcssrs. Baring Bro thers and Co. have received sufficient funds from the proceed& of the Columbian Loan contracted in this country, to pay the dividends due Ist June next on the New Grenada Active and Deferred Bonds. The remittances received latterly have been small, arising no doubt from the portion of the Customs' duties assigned to the bondholders having been retained as a provision for the June dividend made as above indicated. At the annual meeting today of the shareholders of the London and South African Bank, the report presented for adoption stated that after providing for bad and doubtful debts, the accounts show a surplus of £39,548 is 4d ; out of which a payment on account of dividend (amounting to £16,000), was made in October last, for the half.year ending 30th June, leaving an unappropriated balance of £23,548 is 4d. The directors now proposed to declare a dividend for the half-year ending 31st December last, on the original capital, and on sa much of the new capital as was paid up in full at Ist July last, at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum, free of income tax. They further proposed to place to the credit of preliminary expense account £1,608 Os, and of the reserve fund £2,500, and to carry forward the balance, £539 15s 4d, to the next account. During the last few days there has been very little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets. Sugars have been without material change as regards prices, while the public sales of tea have proceeded with very little animation. In coffee, rice, fruit, and spices, the dealings have been to an average extent, at about former rates ; while tallow has been in better request, chiefly on specu lative account, and quotations for both present and forward delivery have tended upwards. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 80e. Firm. The improvement in the Stock Exchange mar kets has made further progress today, The reported suspension of hostilities between the Danes and Germans, and the brighter aspect of monetary af f airs, have stimulated purchases, and a further general advance has taken place. The English Funds are 3-l6ths better, and Consols are quoted 91} / for money, and 901 1, less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced An nuities are 88/ 88/ ; Exchequer Bills for March, 20s. to 12s. die. ; and for June, 9s, to 4s. die.; India 6 per Cents. are 1041 105 ; Enfaced 51 per Cents., 1111 ; and the Bonds, 15s, to 255. die. In the Foreign Market, there is more animation and buoyancy. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 7111 ditto Consolid43, 609 ; Mexican, 44/ I ; Greek, 22/ 23k ; S pan i sh Passive, 341 ; Portu guese, 471 48 ; Mexican Scrip, 1 die. / prem. Russian scrip, 11 prem. ; Swedish Scrip, 1 prem. ; and the Confederate Loan, 66 67. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been to an average extent, and prices have shown an upward tendency. Great Western have improved Ss., Great Northern, North Western, and South Eastern 10s., Lancashire and Yorkshire, 15e.; Lou don and Brighton, and Midland, £1; and Great northern A Stock and Metropolitan, £.,1 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in most in stances at slightly enhanced prices. The following are the current quotations of some of the principal new undertakings : —Telegraph Construction, 1 / prem.; International Land Credit, 2 1 prem. ; Sabloniere Hotel, 11 d prem.; North Australian Company, 1 11 prem. ; Imperial Bank of China, 1 4 prem. ; Millwall Iron Works, 11 prem.; Humber Iron Works, 1 11 prem.; Thames Ition Works, prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT Fuses. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 8 per Cent. Reduced 1 New 3 per C en t New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... ...... Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., l'iBo Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 ll 7-16 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Mach. June. Exchequer Bill s , £l,OOO, & 3 per Cent. 15 4 9 dis Ditto £SOO Ditto £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 54 per Ct. Ditto Account Iran tot GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April. 1874 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 105 4i Ditto Account.... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888.......... Do Certificate s99l - Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ...... Ditto 51 p er Cent., May, 1879 .... 111 112 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 D itto BondsSl,ooo ... 2 —5 Ditto under £1,000... , 2l 15 dis FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent ....... Ditto 4f per Cent., 1852-58-60 ....... Ditto 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account Chilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 pet Cent Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1864 Ditto Scrip £5O paid ± Pm Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 2 gYPtian 7 per C en t lO3 Ditto, Second I ssue .... (freak 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account D itto Coupons -Ditto Account ..... G uatemala 6 p er Cent. .... . ..... • Ditto .. . , 1839 and 1869 It Allan 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Iliv•ican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 4 1 1 1 :Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada .. Ditto 2 per Cent, Ditto Deferred Ditto Land 'Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto Account.... - Ditto 3 per Cent. (llribarren) .... Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Po'Dit to rtuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Account ................. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 6 9 ' 9 -) Ditto per ........ . Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ • St Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent,`:lB62 ...... 851 6 5t Sardinian 5 per Cent.... Ditto Account Spa nish 3 per Cent .............. 'Ditto Account ................ • Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account 451 Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. Account Swedish, 4 per Cent 'Turki s h 6 per Cent. 1854 Ilitto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account GFq Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account ., 71 f Ditto £lOO Bonds 7l± Ditto 1863 .. 67 D itto Guaratteed 4 ner Cent. — Vent—zuela 3 per Cent. 4 _Ditto Account Ditto 6 per C ent. .. 22 4 1852 1861 Ditto Account,,: ..... . Ditto 6 per Cent, Ditto Scrip, £l5 p a id .,.. — die Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond , n, Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex, 10 Florins. -- Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 26f, . Dutch 21 per C ent., E x. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificate s ..... Italian, 5 per C en t., 1861, Ex. 25 francs. . . Ditto Account 67a I THREE O'CLOCK. Coneols Money Ditto Account MONEY MARKETi 41 43 450 170 40 50 23 SO :30.17.6 1 2.0.6 3.5.8 8 53a 3.17 18 19 9 10 16 18 195 ',05 90 05 30 35 2 2i 12i1 200 203 2t 24 2 2} PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 4i per cent. pf., London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 95 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., 126 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 10i San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent, nil Ditto (all), 1O FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim.. Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 2i Yudananautana of S, Australia, lim.,:3i DOCKS. London, 751:5 BANKS. Agra and United Service (lim.), 113 11 Alliance (boa.), 63 4i Ditto, new, 62 5 Anglo Allßtrian,:6; Anglo-Italian, limited, 61 Australasia, 74 Ditto, new, 40 Bank of Egypt, 281 Bank of Otago, lira., 31 4/ Bank of Queensland (lira), 19i Bank of Victoria, Australia, 42 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 131 British and American Exchange (11m.), 39 42 35 British and Californian, lira., 6 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 40 4 Chartered tiler. of India, London, and China, 691 Ditto. new, 151 Consolidated Bank, Urn., 11 1 East - London, lira., 71 Ditto, new, 71 English and Irish, 1im.,115 ku np r o de p rui ea tla n n B, Ottoman,ca n , i 12 , a li , Flngiish, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21 in► z.'2 , Imperial Bank I'Am.), Ditto,rna2n.:d: 2 1apan 331 1 upli, 254 Mortgage Bank of India, Um., 53.1 Loudon B 1 1 , 11 of Scotland, lira., 181 anti County, 61 London, Hamburg Cont. Exchange, London Joint Stock, 45§,- London and South- WeStern, 25 London and %% e stminster, 91 mercantile and Excbanze. lira. 191 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank lira. , 301 3 1 National Bank, • , Ditto, new, 421 New Zealand Bank Corporation, lira. 11 111 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, 114 Ditto, new, 11 Standard of British South Africa (lim), 32 Union of ,Australia, Ditto, new, 43i Union of London, 551 6 MISCELLIOTEous, Berlin Water Works, lim.. e Ceylon Company, , 1) City Offices, lint, 6 5 i Commercial Union, Insurance, 81 Consolidated Discount, lim , Si f Credit Mobidyr, Discount Corporation, 10 16 East India Irrigation and Canal, 6i Egyptian Corn, and Trading, lira., 5 i English and Australian Copper, Financial Corporation, CI Fore-xtceet Warehouse, lim.. 6 SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share Railways. Closing Paid.• Price. Bir., and Mr. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall D o A (A gas no div D o , n till 6p cp an.has been ai to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&db. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glaeg. and S. Western.; reatEastern, Ord. stk , Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian s GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stuck Do 8 do Gt. S. anl W. of Irelan , , Great 'Western Do Str Val gll/1.. stools Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blaekwati Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So*.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle Do 4 shared Metropolitan Midland Do New . Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 13.14. Do. Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Berth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purohast Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. ••..•• North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 1 0.16.41 Do Scot Mid. stock.. Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union .... South Devon *• • South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun taines, Wok., an dWok Stockton t Darlington Do Do New, 186& Taff Vale.. Do 13 ~„.. Do C 12.30 Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Hardat 1 West Midland —Oxford) Do Newport' Do Beret °raj 8 14 Si 9 83 f 5 1171 114 6 7 35 37 19 17 FS 90 191. 106 17 ,7) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Business done. 47} K 129} n 8 i 61 i i i i 1101 i 1001 90j a 64 74 129 139 1374 I:184 13„J 91 93 C3i 64 11;9 1091 64 65 100 101 40 41 1001 on: 96i 97! 53 54 1 )14i 13u 130, 100 1(2 50} 611 1 246 25i 992 65i 6fii 88& 90 128 131 1} Zi p 78 78 IC/ 11} 121 123 39 40 54 58 33 35 ES 00} - - 104 107 7i 81 361 376 94 10 8 8 165 17 0 p 5 7 I, 3 t p 95 97 1011 2 110} 10 98 7 113 14 131 1 131 i BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Rai sways a.tlantic Ar St Lawrenei Borrt.,Baroda&Cent hid Gn. 5 per oent ...... Do. New Do. E. . GI. • Buffalo and Laxe Huron Do. Preference Buffalo,l3rant,it Godriell 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1,87; Do. do. July 1, 157, Do. do. Juue I, .16;.] Cleutta.it S. E as tn. (Elm ICapeTown&-, Dock Seri; l Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. Last Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred..." Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred....,. Do. 3d Pref. stock ... D'j, do. deferred...... 4th Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred...... GLlndiarenin.gua.sp.o Do. New gua. 5 p. e... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 witn't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. .. Indian Branch Limited Madras, guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extension De. 41 d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Buds. illelb. it Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Alortg. Newßrunswiox x Canch. Class A and B. N.ltl.C'da6 pc Ist f bth. &Ando .......... Do. Delhi Do. r g Do. Punjaub ...• Do. Do. •• Do. Indus. St. Flo.) COLONIAL GOVERNMEN 100 Sic 1 20 Paid, all 100 Closing Prioe. .zoi to tool 100 100 58 60 101 a 162, 7i all all 100 id I p 6i Esi 9i 77 82 77 88 77 82 190 102 98 190 103 105 102 i 303 i 20 20i 71 13 60 62 60 64 51 63 48 60 40 ft 25 27 23 C 6 102 103 1 stock steak stook 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 sto,,,k etock' stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 10;i 901 loi 104i31 101 103 10 10i 104 10 94 95 84 86 IP 1014 1021 94 96 110 91 711 lti 103 I 58 60 . all + 100 (100 ' 100 2 all 1 100 I 100 3 5 82 102 103 101 10! P iP 100 102 93 95 102 4 14 k , u.LoINIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - uth.uoy. 6 p.c.J a &Jul) I 1877 -84 100 103 105 - { Do. p. e. Feb. & Ang 100 152 104 - i Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 ! Do. 6p. c. Jan.&July. 10i 90 82 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 'Cape G.liope, b p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 189, 100 1(8 110 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 103 110 112 ,Ceylon, N0v.1578, 6p c 100 105 107 'Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 103 INat.l Goy. 6 per cent 100 1(.3 108 8 .8.G0v.6p.0.Ja.&Ju1) 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 IN. S.W. G ov. 5 p D.,180. 100 993 100} •—• Du. sp. c.,18i1 to 167( 100 99 101 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 101 991 ;New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 10d 111 Nora Scotia Gov. 6 p. o. sterling, 1876 lOO 104 106 (Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 8. Aus G6p.c.1678.& up lOO 110 112 Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 Do, to Sox. A0.&.001,.. 100 1071 108 i MI: Bneiness don BRITIS: Jambrian Consol. Gold ;lillord Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. ( "ravist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... East Care Brea... E. F4V'l Russel (Tavistk.; IGam.,ltStAuDyn(Gwen Great South lolgus Wheal Vor (Lleleton, !Grenville .. [ler:Ars-Foot ingsten Dcn':ns Lady Bertha Xlargaret (tiny Lelaut Barge Valley.. Ilyndy Iron Ore (Lim ; New Setun North Downs N.Wh'i Basset (Illog,m North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (Bt. Blaze) rrovidenee (Uny Le int. South Caradon(StCleer S. Care Brea (Illogan) t',..Wheal Fran. aliogan Stray Park ramar Silv.d; Lead kin fin Crott West. Basset (Illogan) (1. , Cr radon (Liskeard, West Seton I Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller(ltedruth) Wheal Kitty (I.7.Lelant) 'WhealLudeott ...... Wheal Mary Ann (I•len.) Wheal Beton . • Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) Wheal Union 32 34 550 680 07 70 THE SEIN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1864. MIS C ELLAN EOUS—Continued. Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 9; 10 9; Hudson's Bay, ln 19 Imperial Financial,!lira., ox- 10 International Financial Society, lim., 11k k Italian Irrigation (Canal Cav our), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, SG Joint Stock Discount, lim., 7f 1 Land Securities, lira., 5 1 London Financial'Association, lim., 261 7 Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm., 151 London Provincial Marine, 41 Madras Irrigation and Canal, 11 2 Mercantile Credit Association, lira., 16 National Discount Company, lim., 1:31 National Steam Navigation, lam., 41 . 1 National Financial, lim., 5 a North British and Mercantile Insurance, lim., 20 Nova Scotia Goidfand Land, lira , Ditto, new, 2; 3 k Oriental Inland Steam, 2/ 3 Ottoman Financial A ssociatlon, lim., 51 Peninsula and Oriental Stcam, QG Ditto, new, 44 Royal Mail Steam, S 5 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., (3 South African Mortgage and Investment, lim., 51 6 Trust and Agency of Australasia, lira., 21 University College, London, The presentation of prizes to the students of the Faculty of Medicine who stood the best in the class examinations at the close of the 'Winter Term took place yesterday in the Botanical Theatre of the College. Lord Wodehoase presided. There were also present :—Mr. Grote, Sir Francis Goldsmid, M,P., Mr. Fowler, Mr. Frederick Wood, &c. Lord Belper, theVice-President, was unavoidably absent, being engaged as chairman at a meeting elsewhere, Professor Sharpey, M.D., Dean of the Faculty, read his report. He announced that the number of en tries to classes exceeded that of the former session, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the stu dents. He drew attention to a new system of in struction in clinical medicine introduced at the hos pital byProfessor Reynolds, and said it was the con stant care of the council, in concert with the Faculty of Medicine, to make provision from time to time for such improvements in the methods of tuition as appeared to be called for by the progress of medical science. The following were the principal prizes distributed :—Anatomy and Physiology (Professor Sharpey, M.D., F.R.S., Dean j.—Gold medal and first certificate, J. Pearson Irvine, 8.A., of Galgate, Lancaster; first silver medal and second certificate James S. Cluff, of Kildare, Ireland ; second silver medal and third certificate, Thomas Bailey, of Lon. don. Anatomy (Professor Ellis).—Senior Class— Gold medal and first certificate, G. 0. Spencer; first silver medal and second certificate, F. B. Nun nerley ; second silver medal and third certificate Henry Clothier. Junior Class—Silver medal and first certificate, Gysbert H. Maasdorp, of the Cape of Good Hope. Chymistry (Professor Williamson). —Gold medal and first certificate, Mr James S. Cluff ; first silver medal and second certificate, Russell Forbes Carpenter, of London ; second silver medal and third certificate, Charles Graham, of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Practical Physiology and Histology (Professor Harley, M.D.) Silver medal and first certificate, W. A. Stuart. Comparative Anatomy (Professor Grant, M,D.)—Goid medal and first certificate, J. S. Cluff. The Principles and Practice of Medicine (Professor Jenner, M.D.)— Gold medal and first certificate, William Snow, of Barnstaple; first silver medal and second certifi cate, B. H. Allen, of London ; second silver medal and third certificate, M. Beck. The Principles and Practice of Surgery (Professor Erichsen).—Gold medal and first certificate, Charles Bradley, of Not- tingham ; first silver medal and second certificate, George Grewcock, of Folkingham. Dr. Fellowes Clinical Medals.—Gold medal and first certificate, Bryan Holme Allen ; silver medal and second cer tificate, Alexander Bruce, of London. Special Class of Clinical Medicine (Professor Reynolds, M.D.). First prize (microscope), William Snow; second prize (Guide du Medecin Praticien, par M. Valleix), Mr. John M. Whitwell, of Kendal ; third prize (Todd's Clinical Lectures), Bryan Holme Allen, Lord Wodehouse, after the distribution of prizes had been made, expressed his high sense of the honour which had been conferred upon him by the invita tion to preside on that occasion, an honour of which he did not consider himself in any respect worthy, except from his connection with the Uni versity of London as one of their senators. He was glad to learn froze one of the Professors that the system of requiring the students to make reports on hospital cases had been attended with great suc cess. Such a system must tend to promote accurate observation and careful reeding. He also rejoiced at the steps which had been taken in the last two years to carry out the recommendation of the General Medical Council for an improved liberal education for all persons who were entering on the important studies of medicine and surgery. Three influential bodies had concurred in this recommen dation—the General Medical Council, the College of Surgeons, and the Society of Apothecaries—and had taken measures to secure that a liberal education should be passed through by all persons entering on medical studies. Every one must see that while hey were more and more sensible of the necessity of making our education a useful one, we were in no danger of forgetting that we must also make it a sound one. While taking care that those special studies were pursued which were useful in the profession, they also re membered that there was something more impor tant than those—that education of the mind which could only be secured by general studies. All must admit that in no profession wore such general at tainments more required and more useful to society in general than in the medical profession. This was evident from a consideration of two or three prominent subjects which now occupied the public mind. Owing to the progress of civilisation and the immense aggregation of people in certain places more ,and more attention to sanitary science was necessary. We were continually collecting facts for future use ; b u t t o ma k e use o f th em it was ne cessary to hav e men ca p a bl o o f ma ki ng proper inductions from those facts; and it was to the medical profession that society mainly looked for the proper discharge of this important duty. Upon the question of the ori g in and progress of epi demics it was necessary that a large number of observations should be made on the state of the atmosphere, drainage, food, the density of the population, and other matters; and who were so well fitted to make those observations and draw appropriate conclusions as the members of the medical profession P Another subject, peculiarly interesting at the present day, was the study of mental disorders, and here again the members of the medical profession were called upon to exercise their skill and acquirements. The question of the treatment of criminal lunatics was now before a com mittee of the House of Lords, and the subject was one to which public attention had been much turned of late. If the public had not perfect confidence in the medical profession on that point, it was to the latter only that we should look for the information necessary to remove all doubts. On these grounds he argued that it was the most important that those entering on the medical profession should receive a sound and liberal education.—On the motion of Mr. G. Grote, the thauks of the meeting were cordially voted to Lord Wodehouse. The Stock Excliange Committee have appointed 'Thursday, the 12th inst., a special settling day in the 7,000 new shares of the Metropolitan and Pro vincial B9.nk (Limited), which are not to be marked at present; and Friday, the 13th instant, a special settling day in the shares of the following corn panics :—Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Limited), National Financial (Limited), and Con tinental Union Gas (Limited), all to be marked. In the last-named instance, however, the settlement applies to bargains effected on and after the 28th April, the date of delivery of the allotment letters. About £200,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The directors of the Bank of France have raised their rate of discount to 8 per cent. A NEW LIFE OF Srit WALTER RALEIGH.—Mr. James Augustus St. John, whose " History of the Four Conquests of England" was published some two or three years ago, is engaged on a " Life of Sir Walter Raleigh," based in great part on original documents. " OVER" THE PHILOSOPHER'S " STONE ?"—On Di! that Lord Overstone's fortune is estimated at five mil lions sterling. Persons in debt may obtain instant protection against imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release from all debts and lialAlities 'without publicity, by application to Messrs. ➢iarshall, solicitors of the Court of Bankruptcy, Charges under £5 payable by easy instalments. Offices— (established 1830), 12, Hatton-garden. City Drauch ➢lcer gate-street, Bank.—A.DY LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) His Honour was the only sitting Commissioner, and he was occupied principally in hearing small debt summonses of no interest. IN RB CIUCKNELL. His Honour then proceeded to hear arguments in a special case as to who was entitled to certain moneys in the hands of Mr Edwards, the official assignee. The facts were that on the 6th of November an execution was levied by the Sheriff on behalf of a person named Patterson, but the officer retired by arrangement with Crack nell, who entered into an undertaking to allow the bankrupt to re-enter whenever he chose. Tho Sheriff retook possession on the 12th November, and Crack• nell then petitioned this court, and on the 14th the messen ger took possession, and the Sheriff went out again. The property was sold under the bankruptcy, and the proceeds handed over to the official assignee, but on the Bth Decem ber the petition was dismissed. The bankrupt then made an aesigoment for the benefit of the creditors, and the ques tion now was who was entitled to the proceeds of the sale. The case was just called on and proceeding. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. AMERICA. (Per the City of Baltimore.) NEW YORK, APRIL 30, Morning. The Confederates are said to be marching on Grand Ecore. General Bank's losses in the late campaign are larger than was at first reported. No movement is expected to be made by General Grant for several days. Yesterday (general Burn. side visited Grant's headquarters. The Confederates are withdrawing troops from all quarters to reinforce General Lee. The Senate has passed the bill increasing the import d uties 50 per cent. for 60 days. DIVIDENDS.- IN RE JANITRIN GRASSE AND DE LISLE, This was a dividend under an old bankruptcy of these bankrupts, who had carried on business as merchants in Austin-friars. This was a meeting for declaring a divi dend on the separate estate of Janurin. There is a sum of £3,217 on hand available for a dividend, the amount of which was not stated, but will be advertised in a few days. IN RE 'WOODBRIDGE. This bankrupt was a farmer, of Kirby-le-Soken, Essex, and this was a dividend meeting. _ The accounts, by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles, shows, debtor to creditor unsecured, £4,937 ; secured, £15,411 ; property given up, £2,315; ditto, held by credi tors £14,500. There is a sum of £SI7 available for a dividend. Central Criminal Court—This Day, OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Henry Powell and William Finch were indicted for steal ing X 9 15, the monies of John Mantle Chambers, by induc• ing him to play ond " bet in games of skittles." The Recorder said the facts would not maintain the indictment for larceny, and directed an acquittal. The prisoners were then indicted for the misdemeanour in obtaining the monies by cheating with intent to defraud. Mr. Orridge, having orened the case, called the prose cutor, who detailed the manner in which he had been induced to play and bet with the prisoners, who told him the usual plausible stories. In his cross-examina tion by Mr. Ribton, he said he had been paid back £lO, but the present prosecution was instituted by the Crown. He could not now particularise the bets and the games, but it was at skittles. Powell bet that he could knock the balls down in a certain number of times, and pro secutor bet he could not, and at the time he certainly affected to win. He was told by the police constable to employ a person named Allen as solicitor to prosecutor, and that the prosecutions would not cost him anything. George Ed wards, City police constable 343, was the constable who told him to do so. Mr. Ribton said he was afraid that tho system was too common, and tho bar had to complain of it, and endeavoured to put a stop to it as much as they could. The Recorder said the officers of the Court were taking measures to stop it. _ George Edwards, police constable 343, proved taking the prisoners into custody and search them, but nothing ma terial was found, Mrs. Meekhaw, the wife of the landlord of the public house, 253, Strand, identified the two prisoners as being in the, house when the prosecutor was there some time in February. Mr Ribton objected, there was not evidence even suffi cient to maintain the indictment for a misdemeanour. The prosecutor was playing and betting, and for anything they knew it was being done fairly. The Recorder said he did not think there was a case to go to the jury. No doubt there was a trick being played.to get the prosecutor's money. The Prisoners wore then acquitted. The Recorder cautioned Powell, as he had been there before. The Recorder admonished the police constable Edwards for introducing any person as an attorney, and refused costs except to witnesses, and said he should do so in all oases of the kind. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WESTMINSTER. A VERY AGREEABLE STIRPRIBB.—EIIen Lay, a very respectable looking young woman, was placed at the bar charged with stealing a silk umbrella and pair of stockings. Mr William Brason, surgeon dentist, 2, Winchester. street, Pimlico, said that the prisoner was sent to him as a servant from a registry office on Saturday last. She was enzazed to 2, cub of &own. w Icla pLuocuuGul'o vv IN, awl r.aa to come in day by day until Wednesday . next,when she was fully to enter into the situation. Prisoner came to the house on Sunday and left at 10 o'clock at night, and on the following morning an umbrella and a pair of stockings were missed. They were taken from a box in a bedroom belong ing to a lady who is staying in prosecutor's house. Mr Arnold inquired whether the box had been left open. Witness—No, it had not. It was locked, and prisoner opened it with one of her own keys which fitted it. Mr Arnold—Where is the lady? Witness—She is not here ; she has gone a little way into the country. Mr Arnold—When can she attend ? Witness—She is a person of very nervous temperament and cannot attend. Mr Arnold—Of course, you can only state the particulars of the case from what you have heard, but it is necessary it should be proved by personal knowledge. If the prisoner is remanded, the lady must attend, or it will be useless to remand the accused. Witness—The girl admitted that she had stolen the things. I knew that the umbrella was taken out of the box on Sunday morning by the lady as it was considered it would be used that day. Mr Arnold—ln order to support this complaint it is necessary that the lady should attend; if she cannot, it is useless to remand the prisoner. Witness—l know she cannot. Mr Arnold—Then the prisoner is discharged, THAMES. TUE POPE AND GA.RIBA.LDI I—SERIOUS AFFAIR, —A coffeehouse-keeper, named William Simmons, of Carr wasbroughat man named J. P o a h g n e t e c o h g a h r i g a e n d . T street, w ithh e affair f f a Limehouse, rh assaultingw i acnh d wounding gave rise to the present investigation occu rred on the night of Saturday, the 4th of last month, when the enthusiasm in favour of Garibaldi was very great. Th e evidence previously g i ven went to show t h at t h e pri soner, his brother and m o th er, were oppose d t o t h e popu l ar feeling in favour of th e great Italian general, and made a i disturbance n the prisoner's house and threatened him. The prisoner, becoming frightened, threw a chopper at John Coghlan, which struck him on his knee and wounded him severely - . He was taken to the London Hospital. The officer who had charge of the case announced that Coghlan's leg was amputated yesterday in the London Hospital, and that he was in a precarious condition. Thomas Coghlan, 4, Escott-cottages, Robert-street, Mill wall, gave the following account of the unfortunate trans action, On Saturday evening, Ap r il 5, I and my brother John went to visit a friend in Vi ncen t- s t ree t, Limehous e , We stopped there until 12 o'clock at night, and then went into a coffeeshop in Carr-street. Two men were talking about Garibaldi and t h e Popo. One of the men said 't i h , "You eI e ; who cares a b ou t th e P ope ?" Hi s brother said, ought to be ashamed of yourself; the man has never done you any harm." The prisoner, who is the proprietor of the coffeeshop, shoved his brother out have prisoner a l so sa id, " If you of the shop. His b rother sai d he would go out of the house without being shoved out. The prisoner said if you don't go out I shall do y ou an injury," an d s h ove d hi s brother on to the pavemen t. His brother op ene d th e d oor hro a little bit, and the prison er thre w a chopper at him. It wounded his brother on th e knee, a nd he was taken to the hospital. Mr. Paget said on this e videnc e he should remand the prisoner until Tuesday nex t. t dr is b a th don er 't to go th ou e door. I shall The You locked up, and showed . Mr. Ring, a solicitor, tendered bail for the prisoner, who, he said, received very greet provocation before he threw the chopper. Charles Lebbell, a police constable, No. 398 K, said the wounded man was not expected to live, and that this case would probably resolve itself into one of manslaughter. Mr. Ring—The prisoner has this day surrendered on bail. Mr. Paget-'-I cannot take bail now. THE WILD SPORTS OF TILE EAST.—Julia Nicholls was brought before Mr. Paget charged with assaulting and woundiEg Margaret Collins, who is in the London Hos pital. Samuel Damerell, police con st able, 1 40 H, said the pri soner and the injured female b el onged to that dangerous class called basket girls, whop under pretence of selling oranges and other fruit, robbe d s ailors and others, Laet night ho saw the two women quarrelling near the Sailor ' s Home in West-street. They struggled. He was about to separate them, when the woman Collins gave a shriek, and rushed away from the other. Her mouth was covered with blood, and her under lip was off. _ Mr. Paget—Bitten off, do you mean to say ? Dameroll—Yes, sir ; bitten off by tho prisoner. The lip fell off on tha ground. It was taken to the London Hos pital. I have been there, and the surgeon will not allow the patient to be disturbed. _ Mr. Paget remanded the Prisoner until Wednesday, the .Bth inst. THE NEW BILL ON " SENTENCE OF DEATH."- This (Tuesday) evening Lord Ellenborough's bill on " Sen tence of Death" stands for the second reading in the House of Lord% THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. AMERICA. (Per the City of Baltimore.) NEW YORK, APRIL 29 (Evening). Letters from Admiral Porter represent Banks' expedition as a disastrous failure. He lost 4,000 prisoners, 30 guns, 1 first class gunboat, and 1,000,000 dollars in greenbacks. The latest advices state the Confederates are marching to attack Grand Ecore. General Banks is strongly entrenched at that place. The City of Baltimore takes out 490,000 dollars in specie on freight. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, APRIL 30 (Morning). Money easier. Gold 79 per cent. prem. Ex, change on London—Bankers' Bills 197. Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 136 ; Illinois shares, 127 i; Erie, 113 ft ; Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 1134. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE This Day, YORK RACES.--Tars DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, CRAVEN STAKES. Little Stag .. Bandarilla 9 Clarior 3 ZE rLAND STAKES. Benanoar 1 Spring Gun ..._. 2 Eleven ran. STAND STAKES. Little Hannah filly Cronstadt Airedale Nine ran. UNION HUNT PLATE. Rosemary 1 Emperor Jamie Taft Ten ran. KNAVESMIRE STAKES. Capucine filly 1 Warwhoop Sister to Ascham Nine ran. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. East Lancashire Tottenham (revile Fifteen ran. Won easy. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Yons, May 10. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—By a reference to my notes of Monday, you will see that I was the only sporting writer that selected East Lancashire to win tho. Great Norhern Handicap, A FRESH MAN. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. HIGHWAYS. ___ _ _ .• _ _ _. Lord ST. LEONARDS p r esent e d a petition complaining of the defective state of the law with respect to highways, and laid it on the table, which was read a first time, to remedy the evil complained of. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said since the first reading of the bill steps had been taken in the House of Commons to appoint a royal commission to inquire into the whole subject, and the two questions that now presented themselves to their lordships was whether they should wait till the royal commissioners made their report, or whether they would proceed with the present bill or a more elaborate one. He believed the report of the Commission would be that the punishment of death would be retained, and, further, that there would be a recommendation to strengthen the hands of the Secretary of State for the Home Department. How ever, he would move the second reading of the bill, leaving it to their lordships to say whether they would go on with the present measure and amend it in committee. Earl GRANVILLE said he thought it would be both anomolous and unusual for one branch of the legislature to proceed a ith a measure like that now before it whilst the other was about to engage in any inquiry which would per haps be attended with the most important results. Under such circumstances he hoped the noble earl would with draw the present bill. The Duke of ARGYLL thought that the errors that had been committed in exorcising the royal prerogative arose not so much from the administration of the law as from the state of the law itself. He thought some amend moot was absolutely necessary. After a few words from Lord REDESDALE, The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said after such an expression of opinion he would withdraw the bill. COMMON LAW PROCEDURE (1853) AMEND MENT ACT (IRELAND), This bill was read a second time. kThe Promissory Notes and Bills of Exchange (Ireland) Bill passed through committee. The Customs and Inland Revenue Bill also passed through committee. The Naval and Victualling Stores Bill was read a third ime and passed. • COLONIAL GOVERNORS. The Earl of HARD WICKS moved for the production of any correspondence which may have taken plane between the Colonial •office and the governors of colonies with respect to retiring allowances. The motion was agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. WATKIN took the oaths and his seat on his election for Stockport, in the room of Mr. Kershaw, deceased. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Garstang and Knot End Railway Bill, and the Nottingham Gas Bill, were read a third time and passed. Lord R. CECIL gave notice that on this day month he would renew his motion on the subject of the manner in which the private business of the house was conducted. THE WAR WITH ASHANTEE. Sir J. HAY asked the Secretary of State for the Colo nies whether it was true that war had been commenced with Ashantoe ; whether precautions had been taken to meet the drain of life which must ensue in so deadly a cam paign ; and whether a largely increasing expenditure may be looked for in consequence in the Gold Coast Colony. Mr. CARDWELL said that in the course of last year a war broke out between the Government of Ashantee and the tribes in the neighbourhood friendly to us, which was still going on. Reinforcements had been sent out to our allies, and every precaution was taken for the health of the soldiers who had been sent out to the scene of warfare, and the object which the Government had in view was to pre vent a continuance of the hostilities by rigorous measures. PROVISIONS AT BERMUDA. Mr CLAY asked the Under Secretary for War whether any information had been received respecting the excessive demand for, and consequent high price of, provisions and accommodation at Bermuda; and, if so, whether her Majesty's Government intended to mako a colonial allow ance for officers on duty in that island The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that Government had received a communication from the commanding officer at Bermuda as to the price of provisions there, and direc tions had been given that the officers should have provisions for themselves and their wives at contract prices, but it was not considered necessary to make any such allowance as that alluded to. CLAIMS OF INDIAN OFFICERS. Lord STANLEY asked the Secretary of State for India whether he would lay upon the table his proposed despatch relative to the claims of Indian officers, reported upon by the late Commission, previous to the issuing of any warrant by the Crown bearing on that question, so that the house might have an opportunity of considering the plan therein proposed before a final decision should have been come to ? Sir C. WOOD was understood to say the course sug gested was not in conformity with Parliamentary practice. THE COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. Rord R. CECIL salted the Vice-President of the Com mittee of Council on Education when the " Supplementary Rules" recently issued by the Committee of Council would be laid upon the table, and whether he would consent to defer the operation of those rules until they had been laid upon the table ? Mr. BRUCE said that the rules referred io had been some time in operation. and could not now be deferred. THE NEW NATIONAL GALLERY , Mr, C. BENTINCK asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he intended, upon Thursday next, to move the estimate for the erection of a new National Gallery at Burlington House, and whether he would state the terms upon which the National Gallery in Trafalgar-square was proposed to be given up to the Royal Academy. Mr. COWPER said that he did not propose to move the estimate in question on Thursday. With reference to the other part of the question of the hon. member he thought it was necessary to deliberate before coming to a decision. TAXATION. Mr, JAMES WHITE moved fora Select Committee to inquire into the operation and incidence of our present Fis cal System, and to consider and report if any and what measures could be devised to secure a more equitable ad justment of the burden of imperial taxation. He contended that the repugnance which the people of this country felt to the operation of the system of taxation was to a convic tion that it was unjust. He contended also that the greatest advent Tea would result from the inquiries of the commit tee he proposed, and he dwelt on the admitted dissatisfac tion with which the principle on which the inutile tax was levied, which calls for a remedy, although he did not deny that this impost would, in all probability, be necessarily permanent. Having tidy:rt.:el to the pressure of indirect taxation on the working classes through the operation of the customs and excise, which he considered was unduly sevare, he argued that before there was any diminution of the duty on spirits, the duty should bo entirely remitted on tea and sugar so largely c , ,nstune , i, and so indispensable to the comforts of the working classes He contrasted the principle which prevailed on the Continent with that in this country, and cited statistics to show that in the former it was the class who could best afford it that were must heavily taxed. (LEFT SITTING.) LONDON GAZE T TE—T his Evening. WHITEHALL, APRIL 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon, Henry Austin Bruce t 3 be Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education. MAY 7. _ _ The Queen has Leen pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Henry Austin Bruce to be the Fourth Charity Commis sioner for England and Wales. MAY 9. _ The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Hon. Robert Montgomery, Lord Belhaven, K.T., to be her Majesty's High Commissioner to the General As sembly of the Church of Scotland. DOWNING STREET, MAY 9. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Commander John Hawley Glover, R.N., to be Colonial Secretary for the settle ment of Lagos. CROWN OFFICE, MAY 10. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR LIAMENT. Borough of Stockport—Edward William Watkin, of Northenden, in the county of Chester, Esq., in the room of James Kershaw, Esq., deceased. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, May 9. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received information from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that the port of Hel singfors and the adjacent coast is free from ice. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 10. 27th Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-Gen. James Robertson Craufurd to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-Gen. John Geddes, deceased. 7th Dragoon Guards—Captain George E. F. Kauntze to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieut.-Col. John Wycliffe Thompson, who retires—Lieut. Wm:Chaine to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Kauntze—Cornet Samuel James Dakin to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chaine— Cornet Wm, Henry Thompson, from 13th Hussars, to be Cornet, vice Dakin. Ist Dragoons—Richard Mark Synnot Maunsell, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Wm. Watt, transferred to the 17th Lancers. 7th Hussars—Captain the Honourable Francis Algernon James Chichester, from the 94th Foot, to be Captain, vice H. J. Wilkin, who exchanges, receiving a portion of the former difference between Cavalry and Infantry—Lieut. the Honourable Walter Harbord to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Brevet-Major Alfred Eastfield Wilkinson, who retires—Lieut. Alfred Hutton, from 79th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice A. Jones, who exchanges—Cornet William Langan Forsyth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Honourable W. Harbord—William Frederick Bennett, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Forsyth. 10th Hussars—Lieutenant Arthur Barthorpe to he Captain, by purchase, vice Gurney Hanbury, who retires—Cornet Herbert Davies Evans to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barthorp—Arthur, Viscount Valentia, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Evans. 13th Hussars—Gentleman Cadet William Henry Thomp son, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice George John Woods, transferred to the 81st Foot. 16th Lancers—Lieutenant William Alexander Battine to be Captain, by purchase vice Thomas Francis Agg, who retires—Cornet David George Sandeman to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Battine— Lieutenant Robert Thirkhill Maillard to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant tsat tine, promoted. Scots Fusilier Guards— Barrington Buckley Douglas Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice William Robert Maurice) Wynne, who retires. 2nd Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Reginald Thoresby Gwyn to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Henry Waring, promoted. 11th Foot—Baptain John William Green, from 30th Foot, to be Captain, vice W. H. Clarkson, who exchanges. 15th Foot—Henry Nieholas Monck, Gent., to he Ensign, by purchase, vice Ellision, transferred to the 54th Feet. 16th Foot—Ensign Norman Cameron Griffith to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice James Dunlop Knox, deceased. 26th Foot—Lieutenant Oswald Cresswell to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Kempson, promoted. 30th Font—Captain William Henry Clarkson, from 11th Feet, to be Captain, vice J. W. Green, who exchanges. 38th Foot—The Commission as Adjutant of Lieutenant Alfred Stokes has been anted. ted to 24th February, 1864. 54th Foot—Ensign Edmund Charles Eilision, from leth Foot, to be Ensign, vice F'arrand Haig, who retires. 55th Foot—Lieutenant Mark M. Gillies to be Captain, without purchase, vice E. Fortescue Twysden, deceased •---Ensige. Joseph Harrison Evans to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Gillies. 57th Foot—Ensige; Robert Lawrence, from the 2d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Henry Melvin Matthews, whose transfer from the 2d Foot on 12th April, 1861, has been cancelled. 61st Foot—Ensign Henry Tomkinson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice James Graham Hamilton, who retires— Owen Wynne, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tomkinson. 65th Foot—John Lloyd Dickin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Henry Oliver, who retires. 76th Foot—Captain Charles B. Marshall, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Captain, vice J. N. Colthurst, appointed Adjutant of a Depot Battalion—Staff-Surgeon Major John William Mostyn, M.D.. to be Surgeon, vice James Jopp, M.D., who retires upon half-pay. 79th Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Jones, from 7th Hussars, to be Lieutenant, vice A. Hutton, who exchanges—Lieute nant Charles Edward M'Murdo to be Instructor of Mus ketry, vice Lieutenant A. Hutton, who has resigned the appointment. 83d Foot—James Henry Robeson, Esq., late Captain let West India Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with honorary rank of Major, J. D, Swinburne, trans ferred to a Depot Battalion. 94th Foot—Captain Henry John Wilkin, from the 7th Hussars, to be Captain, vice the Hon. F. A. Chichester, who exchanges. 97th Foot—Lieut. Angus P. Martin to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Ensign A. Lynch, who has resigned the appointment. 98th Foot—Captain and Brevet Major Edward John Ellerman to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet Lieut.-Col. W. Bell, who retires upon half-pay—Lieut. Kingston Brett to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Ellerman—Ensign Chas. Frederick Sharp to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bleu—Ensign Balser:Alt, from the Ist:West India Regiment, vice Sharp. 99th Foot—Ensign Robert George Davis Tosawell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Charles Finnerty, who re tires—Octavius Tyndale Cooch, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tosawell. Rifle Brigade—Ensign Henry Nicholas Monck, from the 15th Foot, to he Ensign. Ist West India Regiment—Guy Wm, FrederickL'Estrange, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Balser Alt, transferred to the 98th Foot. 4th West India Regiment—Lieut. Thos. Francis Beamish to be Captain, without purchase, vice David Baker, Gabb, deceased—Ensign Claude Osbert Bulger to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Beamish—Quartermaster- Sergeant William McKean to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bulger, DEPOT BATTALIONS.—Major Robert J. Hughes, from half-pay, late Depot Battalion, to be Major, vico Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel George Mein, promoted to an unat tached Lieutenant-Colonelcy, without purchase—Captain James N. Colthurst, from 76th Foot, to be Adjutant, vice ‘Japtain R. J. Hughes, promoted to an unattached majority, without purchase. UNATTACHED.—Captain Robert J. Hughes, from Adju tant Depot Battalion, to be Major, without purchase. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Andrew Knox Drysdale to be Staff-Surgeon, vice Surgeon-Major J. W. Mostyn, M.D., appointed to the 76th Foot—John Joseph Verdon, Gent., to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon. BREVET. _ _ Major and Brevet Lieut.. Col. William Bell, retired, half pay, late 98th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Colonel. Surgeon-Major James Jopp, M.D„ who retires upon half-pay, late of the 76th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals. The undermentioned promotions to take place conse quent on the decease of Lieutenant-General John Geddes, Colonel of the 27th Foot, on 28th April, 1864 : Major-General Henry Aitchison Hankey to be Lieute nant-General. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel William Gusta vus Brown, from half-pay, late 24th Foot, to be Major- General. _ _ Captain and Brevet-Major Valentine F. Story, half-pay, Unattached. and Staff Oftcer of Pensioners, to be Lieute nant-Colonel. Captain Grantham, 9Sth FGot, to be Major. BANKRUPTS, The following are the only ,bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette: — William Lee, general dealer, Manchester John Crossley, paperhanger, Burnley John Owen, tailor, Birmingham Charles H. flambleton, licensed victualler, WhitechaPel Harris Israel, shoe manufacturer, Birmingham Alfred Holsey, cab driver, Birmingham John Jolley, elothier, Whitechapel, Liverpool Samuel Drury, farmer, Redbourue, Hertford 'Thomas Parker, blacksmith, Bardisly, Herefordshire Thomas Cope, boot and shoemaker, NitllCClElte,r Joseph Balmer, hay dealer, Marsden _ Arthur Hughes, harness mak er, Aylesbury Charles Slater, baker, Cambridge-road, Bethnal•green John Slack, publican, Sheffield John Gee Lane, shopkeeper, Sheffield SCOTCH BANKRUPTS, John Paterson, grocer, Rothesay Thomas Trench, joiner, Glasgow Hugh Paris, contracto r, Bisho pmill, Elgin John G. G i f f or d, clerk, Innerleithen, Peebleeshire Robert War. Davidson, Portobello Dav:d Mason, coal agent, Edinburgh George Anderson, horse dealer, Beith. Andrew Dykes, grain dealer, Glasgow. gi TwO" A PENNY AND £53 for " ONE."—A copy of the first edition of Shakspere's works was sold this week for £53. By way of contrast we may mention that an en terprising publisher is issuing Shakspere's plays two a penny. Arrival of Garibaldi at Caprera, The Duchess of Sutherland, Countess of Ora martie, has received a telegram from the Duke stating that General Garibaldi landed at Caprera at two o'clock on Monday. The Cause of Garibalbi's Departure froml England, DEPUTATION TO THE CHANCELLOR OF TH E EXCHEQUER THIS AFTERNOON. This afternoon, at half-past two, Mr. Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, received a deputation at his oillce in Downing-street, consisting of half a dozen gentle men, who represented the working wen. After a lengthened inturview, the Chancellor of the Ex. chequer repudiated the statement of Mr. Sheen at the meeting on Primrose-hill last Eaturday as totally unworthy of belief. At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr. GLADSTONE said that he was always glad to meet his fellow countrymen under any circum stances, and after making a passing remark upon the allusicn to his Royal highness the Prince of Wales. he said:—" If you think I have given you all the information you require I have nothing more to say." Mr Beales replied "I think you have been very frank and full in your statement to us." Mr. Gladstone then shook hands with the members of the deputation, and with great courtesy bid them farewell. They then left him at twenty minutes past three. Confederate Prospects. We have been favoured with the followin g ex . tract of a letter from a lady in the Confederate States, dated " Augusta (Georgia), Feb. 23, 1864. "The early opening of the spring campaign fills our country just now with much anxiety. For the moment we must acknowledge ourselves surprised by a movement in Mobile in the rear, which must be met in great haste by a portion of Johnston's army, now guarding the frontier of Georgia. The enemy is marching from Mississippi across the interior portion of the Confederacy where we have only a small force to dispute his advance; but we hope his temerity will prove his destruction. Johnston is moving to get in his rear if possible. ' The battle is not always to the strong.' Our hope is not in man. We have the utmost confidence in our final success (---- and -to the contrary notwithstanding). These two gentlemen persist in taking low-spirited views of our prospects. The time of hope is over with them, and they can only sigh over the ruins of our once glorious Union. As a peop'e we are full of hope, and believe, with our noble President, that our skies are even now be ginning to brighten. In our generals we have patriots; our soldiers are the bravest of the brave. But this is boasting. Yet, could you know what privations and sufferings are endured by this people you would not wonder that we feel a pride in our defenders, to which vip must give utterance. Night after night, as we read that Sumter fires her morning gun and still floats the Confederate flag, we take courage, and shout for Beauregard. Lee has the management of every heart throughout the land. The women would take up arms if he should say so. But he only tells us to send back deserters, to shame the laggard, to ply the needle, and fly the shuttle. Right cheerfully we obey our country's call for help. The loss of fine clothing is nothing to wives and mothers who have sonE and loved ones marching barefooted into battle. My sister's son came home to us last month after a season in Tennessee, almost naked. He is a youth of 17 years; had gone to join Gen. Longstreet for fan ; but after a little experience he was glad to find his way back home on foot, and wait until he should attain army age. " Our currency is in a strange state just now— no small change to be had. I had to buy 10 dole. worth of shoe-strings to-day because there was no thing else in the shop I wished for, and the change could not be made; so I have got shoe-strings enough to last through the war. We use planta tion tanned leather for common shoes, and tie them with braid at a dollar a yard. At some tables we still drink a sprinkling of coffee mixed with rye. At others we drink pure rye, which we are com pelled to drink instead of coffee. My sister calls this last drink brown stout. Sometimes she asks me to take a dose of black drop' out of her coffee pot. Our substitute for tea is a decoction of briar leaves, which lacks stimulating qualities, unless we remember to leave in the briars. "As my letter must wait for the dusk of the moon I may add another sheet of such news as our dismal times can furnish. By extracts which come to us from European papers I see you are informed of the position of our armies and the proceedings of our Congress. The London Index gives a true account of us, and the limes evidently likes to speak well of us when it can do so without abasing our enemies (but you know it is strictly neutral). Augusta ia so much changed since the war that we scarcely feel it our own city. Refugees from all our borders congre. gate here 93 a spot in the Confederacy which must be defended with a death struggle. . . . The enemy longs to reach this spot in the very heart of the Confederacy. We feel comparatively safe, be cause Charleston is so well fortified. Savannah is also very strong. I have been spending part of this winter near the latter place, so near as to hear the cannonading in a still night. I was with my brother's wife and children on a plantation while he was in the army. There was no white man within two miles of us. The families on the opposite side of the river from us had been warned by Beaure gard to remove higher up the country; but we wero considered safe, from the fact of a deep river sepa rating us from a weak point on the Carolina coast, from which raids of the enemy wore dreaded. " Surrounded by our slaves (the plantation governed by one of themselves) we slept with un locked doors—not in perfect peace, but with strange composure vouchsafed us from on high. The slave who managed our plantation is clever enough to find his way to the Yankees any night ; but he bore with us the privations of the war, and kept all his fellows in their places. And when his master came on a twenty days' furlough, he meekly re ceived a punishment which he deserved for having on one occasion whipped a refractory child with more severity than he ought to have done. We had at Lo time the least fear of our slaves, but we did fear that deep river would not protect us from raids. So we had our hiding places chosen, and our plans for flight all matured. t, B y a new law in Congress we hope the p b e more tha n will be sent home to make provisions for the army. If so, my brother's . furlough will than twenty days. Much as we love our country we of course rejoice whea out deer ones can b e spared from the ranks. The hearty re-enlistme n t of our veteran troops makes our army stron ger than could any number of new recruits. The spirit of the army is wonderful. is a God .given enthu siasm, which quiets all our apprehensions. We must succeed. . . • "Show -- the t e a leaves from Georgia. We town people still the genuine art i c l e from Nassau, but h this luxury i s d raw i ng to a close. Isend e i ~ time oouu g get a for specimen of Conf e d era t e sac k c l ot h, w ht cheap at a d o ll ar a yard. It is light i c t h you and nice for outer garments in hot weather.... „ r . s. Feb. 27.—W e feel quite excited by the good news from all our borders this morning—the grand simultaneous attack has been made by the Yankees. It has failed in Florida, failed in Missis sippi, failed in Mobile, and on the north Georgian frontier. Fighting is now going on, the result of which you will hear long before this reaches you. We are preparing for our wounded." Course of the Exchange.—This Day. kmsterdam • Ditto 3 Montlig 12 0 12 1 Rotterdam — 12 01 12 1 2 80 Antwerp — 25 85 Brussels --25 80 25 S 5 llamburgh — 13 104 13 101 ['aris Ditto Marseilles - 25 82f 25 871 Frankfort on Maine —... l2:38 121 Vienna Trieste Petersburg - b. Berlin Madrid . • • • Cadiz Leghorn ........ Milan .... Genoa Naples • 47f 43 471 43 25 80 25 90 25 90 • 25 98i 25 87k • 26 92t 25 90 25 9,5 les h© ey ; 0 • r 22 3.1.0 2.6.9 100 7